I was in a fairly posh hotel retrieving a package from services when some asshole starts yelling and cursing incessantly into his phone to some bank or credit card rep about needing access to his money. He decided to pony up to the front desk for this as to disturb everyone in the lobby. The employees were all red faced and glancing down at their shoes, clearly unable to tell the customer he was not right.

After I signed for my package I tapped him on the shoulder and asked him to take his conversation to the bathroom not 20 feet away for the benefit of the other guests and employees. He was outraged of course and told me to mind my own farking business. I then proceeded to whip my cell phone out and began to mock him in a similarly loud fashion, right into his ear. "Hey look at me! I'm so farking important I think everyone needs to hear one half of this customer service call in the lobby of this 5 star hotel! I may be yelling at you but I'm really just angry about my small penis! My mother never loved me! " etc.

He told the bank rep some asshole was making too much noise to talk and that he would call him right back and flees. Smiles on all the hotel employees faces, and I got a free gift basket complete with intoxicants later that day.

lemurs:The difference between a crazy guy yammering to himself at the bus stop and social acceptability is a Bluetooth earpiece.

People on those earpieces piss me off more than cell phones, especially when you're like inside a grocery store and the person is talking to you and you're like 'huh? What?' and then they turn sideways and they've got that f*cking earpiece on. It's like they were taken over by those f*cking ear zombie slugs from Star Trek or something.

Let us not forget the idiots at the gym who are talking on their cells while their ass is parked on the piece of equipment you've been waiting to use. No, just being at the gym isn't a form of exercise, Einstein.

bdub77:lemurs: The difference between a crazy guy yammering to himself at the bus stop and social acceptability is a Bluetooth earpiece.

People on those earpieces piss me off more than cell phones, especially when you're like inside a grocery store and the person is talking to you and you're like 'huh? What?' and then they turn sideways and they've got that f*cking earpiece on. It's like they were taken over by those f*cking ear zombie slugs from Star Trek or something.

I rarely talk on my phone, and when I do it is for maybe 1 minute tops. But I'm not about to start wasting brain power worrying about talking on a phone in public. Sure, in a library or movie theater where any noise ruins other peoples experience, but otherwise why care?

As far as being distracted and unable to help others in need, if someone finds a place where no one is around to talk, the odds of them helping someone in distress drops to 0%.

rev. dave:I talk on the phone while in the grocery store, but always get off the phone when I get in line to pay.

Out of curiosity, why would you have a need to be on the phone while grocery shopping? For that matter, when did phones become so absolutely necessary during all times of the day? I mean, it's not like people carried bags of quarters to use on pay-phones back in the day.

vharshyde:Oh how cute, a bunch of "GIT OFF MAH LAWN" anti-progress types in this thread...

On one hand, people need to learn to mind their own damn business.On the other hand, I believe this world is seriously lacking in empathy. If people didn't walk around so self-absorbed and thought of others/put themselves in other people's shoes, the world would be so much better.I'm 33 years old and not sure if the lack of empathy and consideration is getting worse, but everything would sure as hell be much better if there was more thoughts of those around you.

lewismarktwo:I was in a fairly posh hotel retrieving a package from services when some asshole starts yelling and cursing incessantly into his phone to some bank or credit card rep about needing access to his money. He decided to pony up to the front desk for this as to disturb everyone in the lobby. The employees were all red faced and glancing down at their shoes, clearly unable to tell the customer he was not right.

After I signed for my package I tapped him on the shoulder and asked him to take his conversation to the bathroom not 20 feet away for the benefit of the other guests and employees. He was outraged of course and told me to mind my own farking business. I then proceeded to whip my cell phone out and began to mock him in a similarly loud fashion, right into his ear. "Hey look at me! I'm so farking important I think everyone needs to hear one half of this customer service call in the lobby of this 5 star hotel! I may be yelling at you but I'm really just angry about my small penis! My mother never loved me! " etc.

He told the bank rep some asshole was making too much noise to talk and that he would call him right back and flees. Smiles on all the hotel employees faces, and I got a free gift basket complete with intoxicants later that day.

Some people get a little ticked when they are trying to eavesdrop on other people's conversations but they can only hear half of the conversation. It's like they can't help sticking their noses into other people's business and once it's there there is a certain level of convenience expected.

MelGoesOnTour:rev. dave: I talk on the phone while in the grocery store, but always get off the phone when I get in line to pay.

Out of curiosity, why would you have a need to be on the phone while grocery shopping? For that matter, when did phones become so absolutely necessary during all times of the day? I mean, it's not like people carried bags of quarters to use on pay-phones back in the day.

To check with the wife about what I need to get for dinner. Or she called to ask me to get something she forgot to tell me before.

Was in the rest room of the office building where I work, and this dipshiat answers the phone in the stall. I was in the stall next to her and could not for the life of me why she wouldn't call the person back. What if someone was in there leaving a deposit?